Hazing is one of the only crimes in the U.S. where the victim does not need to state that something has happened to them for those at fault to get in trouble. In other words, most victims of hazing do not even realize they are being hazed, said panel member and assistant director of student organizations on Central Michigan University's campus, Dani Rossman.

Traveling an average of 75 miles a day, St. Clair Shores senior Chris Waechter and Grand Rapids senior Damian DeLano said they learned about empathy and helping others as part of the Journey of Hope this summer.

When Joseph Pallas, a member of Beta Theta Pi, set $5,240 as the monetary goal for the fraternity's upcoming "Beta and Bowties" fundraiser on March 22, he recognized how the number seemed arbitrary on the surface.